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THURSDAY. JANUARY 5. 2023 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 3B
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Minister’s Comer
the God of all hope has given
us a book full of promises,
with “many infallible proofs”
that He is capable and desir
ing to keep every one. An
aged Joshua declared to the
people of Israel, “Behold,
this day I am going the way
of all the earth: and you know
in all your hearts and in all
your souls, that not one thing
has failed of all the good
things which the Lord your
God spoke concerning you;
all are come to pass unto you,
and not one thing has failed
thereof.” (Joshua 23.14) In
another Old Testament pas
sage, it is recorded that “there
has not failed one word of all
his good promise.” (1 Kings
8:56) So it is that the Word of
God is a powerful means of
inspiring hope in believers.
As the Apostle Paul ex
plained, in Romans 15.4, the
experiences of the children of
Israel were written and pre
served “for our learning, that
we through patience and
comfort of the scriptures
might have hope.”
The scriptures leave no
doubt that true, abiding hope
comes from that saving rela
tionship with Christ that all
true bom agains possess.
Paul put it bluntly, to Roman
believers, “We are saved by
hope,” (Romans 8.24 ) and to
the Colossians, “Christ in
you is the hope of glory.”
(Colossians 1.27) This hope
of the Gospel is described as
a better hope, a blessed hope
and a lively hope. It is an an
chor of the soul, both sure
and stedfast. (Hebrews 6.19)
2022 was a year of painful
loss for many. As we move
further into the roaring 20s,
may we find, by focusing our
hope in God’s dear Son, that
we can begin the new year
with confidence, rejoicing,
and full assurance, that “the
God of hope will fill you with
all joy and peace in believ
ing, that you may abound in
hope, through the power of
the Holy Ghost.” (Romans
15.13)
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O'MeiLL OUTDOORS
BY O'NIGLL WILLIAMS
Give Carters a shot
{O’Neill’s column appears
twice monthly in the
Progress, generally the first
and third weeks of the
month.}
It’s unusual for O’Neill to
designate a ‘diamond’ loca
tion for a given time of the
year. Well, yes it is. I do it
frequently, but it made me
feel better to say that.
However, I do have one
for you. It’s Carters Lake
right down the road from
Jasper.
Today let’s be bold and
pick an exact spot on the
lake. Follow me along here
but don’t bother to write or
call and complain if it doesn’t
work. Well, you could do
that, if you feel it necessary,
by telephoning my radio
show one Saturday morning
after your trip. You can lo
cate me at AM 750 WSB and
95.5 FM Radio from 4 a.m.
to 6 a.m. on that Saturday.
I’ll be live but likely sleepy.
When you call, tell the tele
phone screener that the sub
ject is what I said about
Carters in this column, and
I’ll think about picking up the
call.
Anyway, here goes.
Carters, often called the Mir
acle in the Mountains, is
small, only about 3,000
acres, but is very deep, most
areas are 200 feet even close
to the shore, but up to 450
feet max and sports the high
est elevated earthen dam in
Georgia and finally is loaded
with quality Spotted Bass.
I mention that because
‘Spots’ love deep, clear water
and spend most of their lives
there, not on the shoreline
brush and creek channels.
Carters is a mountain lake
with clear waters and a rocky
rugged shoreline, etc. But
there’s one feature exclusive
feature other lakes do not
sport and I’m gonna point
you to today that makes it
special. Sitting down? Get
ready.
Deep water schools of
game fish love current be
cause it stirs up the baitfish,
scattering and breaking up
those schools. The gamefish,
in this case Spotted Bass, get
active and the huge schools
that spend their hours 40 to
60 feet deep kinda ‘wake up’.
On the southwestern side
of Carters is a canal that leads
from the lake to the lake’s
dam. If you locate the gen
eration schedule for the lake,
when the dam will be open
ing the gates to allow the
water to flow, it’ll create a
very active current at the
mouth of that little canal.
So whatayoudo? Using
live shiners, threadfin shad,
flashy spoons and bucktail
jigs fished on light line and
red colored light wire hooks
into the mouth of that current
will get you dozens of bites
from ‘Spots’ that likely have
never seen a lure. Feel the
need to get ‘fancy’?
On the terminal end of
your line, place a red and
white % oz Road Runner then
tie on two ‘Stand-out’ hooks
each 12 inches up the line for
live baits or plastic jigs. Ex
ercise some patience and reel
up slowly, you’ll sometimes
catch three bass at a time.
I’ve done it.
Bring a net, a cell phone
for photos and don’t tell any
one about this.
Find out more or contact
the writer at
O 'NeillOutside. com.
Photo:recreation.gov website
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This week in sports history
&y Ethan Swiech
i
January 1-January 7
January> 1st:
On this day in 1984, a seventies postsea
son rivalry flame was rekindled at the Memo
rial Coliseum as the Los Angeles Raiders
hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Di
visional Playoff Game. These two storied
franchises met five straight times in postsea
son play from 1972 until 1976. Three times,
the winner of those games went on to capture
the Lombardi Trophy and the trend continued
in this contest. The Raiders tallied 31 unan
swered points before routing the Steelers, 38-
10, hurdling the first obstacle en route to their
Super Bowl XVIII victory. Marcus Allen
scored two of LA’s four touchdowns on the
ground before finishing with 121 yards on
just 13 carries. Allen contributed 159 yards
from scrimmage. The Raiders’ defense
scored the game’s first touchdown on a
Lester Hayes pick-six while recording five
sacks, with two and a half coming courtesy
of Lyle Alzado. This marked the last time that
these two teams squared off in a playoff
game.
January 2nd:
On this day in 1972, the Dallas Cowboys
and Miami Dolphins won their respective
conferences to earn berths in Super Bowl VI.
The Cowboys posted a 14-3 victory over the
San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Champi
onship Game, which happened to be the first
postseason game ever played at Texas Sta
dium. Dallas racked up 172 yards on the
ground while Calvin Hill and Duane Thomas
both found the end zone. The famed “Dooms
day Defense” intercepted John Brodie three
times while holding the Niners to nine first
downs and 239 total yards. Out in Miami, the
Dolphins hosted their first playoff game at
the Orange Bowl, where they faced the Bal
timore Colts for the AFC title. Miami also
completed the first shutout in conference
championship game history, blanking Balti
more, 21-0. The first touchdown came when
Bob Griese hit Paul Warfield for a 75-yard
scoring pass. Griese completed just four of
eight passes in the game, with Warfield catch
ing two for 125 yards. The Dolphins’ “No
Name Defense” registered three picks on
Johnny Unitas, one of which was returned for
a 62-yard score by Dick Anderson. Larry
Csonka ran one in from five yards out to put
the game away in the final period.
January 3rd:
On this day in 1983, Dallas Cowboys run
ning back, Tony Dorsett, set the record for the
longest touchdown run in NFL history. This
took place against the Minnesota Vikings on
a Monday night at the Metrodome. Dorsett
busted through the Vikings’ defense for a 99-
yard score before finishing with 153 yards on
16 carries. However, the Cowboys suffered a
31-27 loss to the men in purple.
January 4th:
On this day in 1986, David Robinson, who
was a center at the Naval Academy, estab
lished a new NCAA basketball record for
blocked shots in a game with 14. Navy de
feated UNC Wilmington, 76-61, and Robin
son finished as that season’s blocks leader
with 207. The Admiral regained his title with
144 more rejections in 1987.
January 5th:
On this day in 1996, Miami Dolphins head
coach, Don Shula, announced his retirement
after 33 seasons with the Baltimore Colts and
Miami Dolphins. The NFL’s all-time win-
ningest coach left the game with an overall
record of 347-173-6 in both the regular sea
son and playoffs. Shula also won four Coach
of the Year awards, two Super Bowl rings and
an NFL championship in 1968. His success
included the only perfect record in league his
tory, which came after leading the 1972 Dol
phins to a 17-0 mark. Shula became a
member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in
1997.
January 6th:
On this day in 1990, the Chicago Bears
ran their way to a 16-6 win over the New Or
leans Saints in the NFC Wild Card Game.
Chicago running back, Neal Anderson, was
the key to victory for the Bears’ offense. An
derson carried 27 times for 102 yards while
catching four passes for 42 more. His running
helped Chicago control the ball for 37 min
utes on New Orleans’ Dome Patrol defense.
Mike Tomczak got the start at quarterback
and threw for the game’s only touchdown to
tight end, James Thornton, who reached the
end zone on an 18-yard catch-and-carry. The
Saints turned the ball over three times before
being held to 11 first downs and 193 total
yards. This ended up being the last postsea
son victory for Bears head coach, Mike
Ditka, who led the franchise to their only
Super Bowl title in 1985.
January 7th:
On this day in 1962, the American Foot
ball League’s very first All-Star game took
place at San Diego’s Balboa Stadium. The
West defeated the East, 47-27, and Dallas
Texans quarterback, Cotton Davidson, was
voted the Most Valuable Player.
Continued From Sports Page
Racing
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Xfinity, but due to his per
formance with Ganassi, he
got the chance with a full
time top-tier team in Trucks.
Chastain once again proved
that he is a very solid and
competitive driver by win
ning three races and making
it to the Championship 4.
Chastain was finally granted
a top-tier team in Xfinity for
2020 with Kaulig Racing. He
didn’t win any races, but he
was super competitive still
by running top five or top ten
almost every week, in 2021,
Chastain finally got a Cup
series ride after all these
years of struggle and climb
ing up through the ladder in
NASCAR. He ended up get
ting the 42 car in Cup. The
year went ok for what
Ganassi was in Cup. They
weren’t anywhere near a top-
tier team in Cup like in Xfin
ity (Larson did great in
Ganassi but that’s because he
is easily a top-tier talent in
NASCAR racing) and this
was before the NextGen cars
came out, which allowed for
teams to be closer to each
other in performance. Chas
tain did have some really
solid races and finished in the
top 20 in points, so it was an
alright year for him. After
2021 ended, Chastain would
join Trackhouse, driving for
the number 1 car for 2022.
This past year for Chastain
was a breakout year. He got
his first 2 Cup series wins of
all time, ran top 5 and top 10
a lot, and was a Top 5 driver
in the full season format for
the year, led many laps, and
of course made the Champi
onship 4 by pulling off easily
one of the best moves in
NASCAR history.
Chastain has had such an
interesting and remarkable
NASCAR career with how
he got to where he is today,
and with his wall-ride move
at Martinsville combined
with the career he’s already
had, Chastain will go down
as a legend in NASCAR, re
gardless of what he does in
NASCAR going forward.
Next week, we will talk
about the other Kyle in the
Cup series, Kyle Busch.
Next week - Driver Re
view - Kyle Busch
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